Dr Matthew Verghese is a hero to the likes of Bill Gates. An orthopedic surgeon by profession, he runs India’s last ward for polio patients at New Delhi’s St Stephen’s Hospital.
Recently, Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates wrote about him in his blog called GatesNotes. He called the good doctor one of the five people in the world he considers a real life hero, according to the Times of India.
Since January 2011, there have been zero new cases of polio recorded in Delhi. But for those who were diagnosed earlier, Dr Verghese is their saviour, taking care of reconstructive surgeries, medicine and treatment.
Elimination of polio from India in 2011 was one of our greatest medical achievements. Dr Verghese says he looks forward to a time he doesn’t have to see any patient at all.